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A Strange Fool
@foolishendeavors.bsky.social
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Portrait artist, storyteller, dad, queer. Purveyor of the strange, beautiful, sensual and bizarre.

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Conjuring some ethereal bodyscapes with my friend Shelbi. Smokey vibes and rich shadows make me happy.
Smoke curls around a nude woman drenched in shadows, only part of her body lit. She is in repose, her curves highlighted. Smoke curls around a nude woman drenched in shadows, only part of her body lit. She is in repose, her curves highlighted.
November 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Back from #ShutterFest and bringing some beautiful darkness. This paint session with Jennifer Abate turned out better than I imagined.

How do you challenge yourself as an artist? How do you push your work in collaboration?

#photography #fineart #bodypaint #gothic #nude #artnude
Clawing out of her cocoon, black ink oozing, she eyes you hungrily. Hair of fire and eyes of black, you'll give yourself willingly.
May 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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We're in for a two-fer today, this time with a Patreon post about Hearts & Parts with @hauntedhousewife.bsky.social

Check it out and read about how this set came together and just what the hell we were thinking.

#artsky #photography #fetish #kink #erotica #fineart

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A pale demon revels in the darkness, encouraging you to subscribe to Patreon and read all about this set, which you can also see uncensored.
March 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Taking a break from the doom and gloom inside my head to publish a piece on my favorite band for y'all today

While we're at it, go check out the Kickstarter for their farewell album. Link at the end of my post

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#whiskeycrew #writing #substack #music #murderbydeath
An image of the band known as Murder by Death playing at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO.
March 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Made some updates to my Patreon today, including some new tiers for folks interested in saving up for art sessions.

Follow along for free, or kick in at the base tier if you want to support the art.

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#supportindie #indieartist #photography #patreon #smallbusiness
March 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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The Two of Swords represents a difficult choice, a crossroads, and blockage. Literal or metaphorical, we find ourselves presented with difficult choices.

How do you make these choices? Where do you seek wisdom? Is it from within or without?

#photography #tarot #art #artsky #photosky
A woman kneels in snow, her eyes covered, swords crossed.
March 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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I make things, create things. I crave challenge and impossible projects.

My cup runneth over...

The Wanderer's Tarot presents the Ace of Cups.

#photography #tarot #occult #art #artsky #photosky #fantasy #stilllife #cups
Crimson gauze spills from a metal chalice, resting on the rocks on a riverbank.
March 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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You know what else y'all get today? Aside from migrating my random thoughts back to this space, I mean...

A pic of me, mostly self-portrait but assisted by @hauntedhousewife.bsky.social who pushed buttons and made me laugh.

#headshot #portrait #photography #self-portrait
A shaggy, burnt out middle aged goth punk artist grind voraciously as his charming and gorgeous friend spouts hilarity from the other side of the camera.
March 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Remiss in sharing art, because I've been fighting off doom and depression through overwork.

But here I give you the Two of Swords, part of my ongoing #Tarot series:

A stalemate, a crossroads, put between difficult choices.

#fantasy #photography #art #photosky #portraits
A woman kneels in snow, shrouded in black, two swords crossed before her. The two of swords represents difficult decisions, a stalemate or blocked path. It is as much about our own barriers as the struggles we face in the world.
March 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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One of my favorite humans, @hauntedhousewife.bsky.social , asked if I'd help her with some product photos for her new jewelry mine and of course I said yes. So we played around on my new set with her gorgeous designs in a little Victorian #portrait session.

#photography #gothic
On a white bed, surrounded by foliage, this unearthly creature sits resplendent in contemplation. Her expression is serene, as sun streams in through sheer white curtains. Her dress fans out around her, a beautiful heirloom honored by the goddess it adorns.
March 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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I wanted to share one of my favorite collaborations - "Dear One." From an annual visual arts-poetry collab & a harebrained need to put antlers on a top hat, some art happened.

#photography #conceptualportraits #bts #makingof #poetry #writingcommunity #substack

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A woman leans against a tree, hooves braced in rest. She gazes up to the sky, antlers jutting from her top hat. She is clad in a pink nightie and black tights.
February 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Another from Denver (also posted elsewhere in my feed)
February 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Denver, CO #r/50501 #feb5 #USprotests

Feb 5, 2025 - A united and diverse crowd marches on Denver's Capitol in the thousands, energized, chanting and even dancing.

"Those that burn crosses are the same that hold office"
Anti-Trump/Musk coup protesters march on Denver's Capitol building to peacefully demonstrate against the ongoing atrocities committed by a treasonous and cruel government. A Canadian and Trans flag fly beside an American flag which reads "Those that burn crosses are the same that hold office"
February 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Ugly crying through my last round of photo edits from the Stanley....
January 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Here for the details lately. Nice to step in close for these moments, instead of pulling back for a wider composition. Only mildly obsessed with this lighting right now.

#photography #boudoir #boudoirphotography #photosky
A detail shot of a woman smelling a rose, her lips painted red and Monroe piercing visible. The lighting is simple, the background black around her. Details of a woman's hand at her collar, her nails painted, jewelery glinting in the light. A string of pearls is taut around her neck.
January 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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It got real! Let's go @hauntedhousewife.bsky.social !!

#gallery #artshow #photography #erotica
An acceptance letter asking for confirmation of sizes for art work in an erotica show Two frames, a triptych and a solo portrait, of a tremendously awesome and terrifying human. She wears a gas mask and wrests her heart from her chest in the name of beauty.
January 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Tis the season for weirdo graphics to advertise #boudoir sessions

Thanks @hauntedhousewife.bsky.social for the blood that keeps on giving

#photography #nfsw #denver
Roses are red, blood is too, let's book a session perfect for you... Two high contrast boudoir photos with low key lighting
January 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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I was painting variations on this 3D printed demon mask for a while. I've also made a crown of antler (real ones!) and some other projects.
January 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Good morning from Estes Park, CO! Though the world may be a terrible and terrifying place, it's still nice to take some moments.

#workingvacation #behindthescenes #foolishendeavors #murderbydeath
A view of the Stanley Hotel grounds and distant Rockies under bright blue skies and morning sun.
January 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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In just a few days I'll be up at the Stanley Hotel, palling with ghosts and all my best Whiskey Crew people.

Oh and seeing (and getting photos of) Murder by Death. For four nights in a row. Can't believe this is our 9th year going to this show.

#concerts #concertphotography #murderbydeath
On the stage in the ballroom at the Stanley Hotel, the band Murder by Death plays to a packed house. While singer Adam Turla howls his beautiful songs, a projection of him hovers on the wall.
January 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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How about a video clip of some of my favorite shots from 2024? Already have big plans for 2025.

See the details over on IG

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#photography #horrorart #conceptualportraits #portraits #darkart #tarot
January 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Happy New Year's, SkyPeople! This is the only place I can show off this bloody fabulous set with @hauntedhousewife.bsky.social and I have to say, it's one of my top five shoots of all time. Pure liquid hotness.

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#photography #horror #horrorart #nsfw #nsfwsky #spicy #nudephotography
A pale demon in a gas mask smears blood on herself, reveling in her beauty, in herself. She is liberated from your gaze, embraced in self love. Surrounding her are the darkest shadows, a singular source of light making her blood glisten along the curves of her body and tangle the shadows that hide her center. "Around here," she whispers through the mask. "We love hearts and parts..."
January 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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New tattoo day, courtesy of Mo Malone and Proper Tramps Tattoo Society here in Longmont.

I'm gonna match ink with all my Murder by Death Whiskey Crew folks, but this Matt Harvey skull is totally worth it. Whiskey Crew is best crew. Murder by Death's the best band.
December 29, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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Location scouting today for a shoot in January, snow willing.

This was one of my favorite spots to hike before wildfire burned through it in 2020. Trying to make art there to reconcile the new landscape.

#landscapes #wildfire #railroad #photography #behindthescenes #onlocation
The aftermath of a wildfire in Boulder County, four years later. The remnants of a railroad office, now a feature in an open space in Boulder County Railcars and sunset
December 27, 2024 at 11:59 PM
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A return to "traditional" values, but who decides which tradition?

A 'Murica Gothic, y'all.

Tad & Riley killed this set. No she's not really pregnant.

#photography #fineart #conceptualportraits #portraits #artsky #photosky
A twist on the classic American Gothic, a woman in a classic homemaker dress rests a hand on her pregnant belly. A man in a button down shirt and jeans stares possessively at her belly, hunting rifle in one hand and bright red hat slanted over his eyes.
December 27, 2024 at 6:05 PM